Romanian is a Neo-Latin language with an important Slavonic influence. It is the official language of Romania and Moldova. It has a fascinating grammatical system based on genders and endings for plurals, verb conjugations and cases. The vocabulary is based mainly on Latin, but often with a corresponding Slavonic pair. Romanian reflects the mode of thinking of its speakers through a rich and varied set of sayings, idioms and its popular literature. The first written document discovered in Romanian was quite late, in the 16th century and it was written in Cyrillic letters. Romanian has regional variants, influenced by the geographical position and landscape.
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Undergraduate Degrees with Romanian
Romanian can be studied as a single Honours degree, or in combination with another language.
Modern Languages Degrees with Romanian
This degree combines two modern languages, which can be taken from SSEES and/or SELCS (School of European Languages, Culture and Society)
- Romanian (+ another language)
View all Modern Language combinations with Romanian:
| Languages | UCAS Code | Entry Requirement (A level) |
|---|---|---|
| Polish and Romanian BA | R7PN | ABB |
| Hebrew and Romanian BA | Q4RO | ABB including one of the named languages |
| Romanian and Yiddish BA | RROY | ABB including one of the named languages |
| French and Romanian BA | R1RO | AAB (A in French) |
| Romanian and Spanish BA | R7OR | AAB (A in Spanish) |
| Czech and Romanian BA | R7CO | ABB |
| Finnish and Romanian BA | R6FR | ABB |
| Danish and Romanian BA | R6DR | ABB including one of the named languages |
| Dutch and Romanian BA | R9RO | ABB including one of the named languages |
| Hungarian and Romanian BA | R7HR | ABB |
| Polish and Romanian BA | R7PN | ABB |
| Romanian and Russian BA | R7OC | ABB |
| Romanian and Serbian/Croatian BA | R7SR | ABB |
| Romanian and Ukrainian BA | R7OU | ABB |
| German and Romanian BA | R2RO | ABB including one of the named languages |
| Italian and Romanian BA | R3RO | ABB including one of the named languages |
| Norwegian and Romanian BA | R6NR | ABB including one of the named languages |
| Romanian and Portuguese BA | R5RO | ABB including one of the named languages |
| Romanian and Swedish BA | R7OW | ABB including one of the named languages |
UCL students on the following degrees also have the option to take Polish as a chosen language:
- Comparative Literature BA
- Comparative Literature with a Year Abroad BA
- Language and Culture BA
- European Social and Political Studies BA
View all SSEES Undergraduate Modules
Taking Romanian as an Elective Module
Both undergraduate and postgraduate students on other degree programmes at UCL can take a Romanian language module as an elective (programme diet permitting).
Undergraduate
All SSEES social science undergraduate degrees offer the opportunity take Romanian language as an elective module. Students in other UCL departments may also select Romanian as an elective (programme diet permitting):
UCL students on the following degrees also have the option to take Romanian as a chosen language:
- Comparative Literature BA
- Comparative Literature with a Year Abroad BA
- Language and Culture BA
- European Social and Political Studies BA
Postgraduate
Romanian can be taken as an elective module for all SSEES MA programmes, as well as for a number of other Postgraduate Taught degrees in other UCL departments.
Modules covering Romanian language include: